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If they're hoping Smith will help ease that loss, they apparently haven't learned much from Jennings playing in just 23 of a possible 64 games since signing him to a seven-year, $36 million deal in 2005.

Starks would sign a long term deal if he was offered enough guaranteed money. The question is whether the Steelers will offer him that money or whether they plan to fill the LT position through the draft or elsewhere (Hills, free agency, etc.).

Starks' incentive for a long-term deal is just that, long term. Right now, he gets his salary this season, but has nothing guaranteed beyond that. He's still a young man.That said, they want to get Harrison done before they start really working on that.

We we really want Starks as our lone term tackle? I would have rather we drafted a new LT years ago but as it is I would rather pay him one year's ridiculous salary than pay him for the next 4 years starting LT money only to have him be our next Simmons, Mahan signing on the oline aka a guy we cut 1 or 2 years into his deal because we totally overpaid him.

I think with a little effort we should be able to do better than Staks but that would entail actually TRYING to get a LT.